While few seemed quite sure what to expect from the postponed NBAA Convention, those who made the trip to New Orleans last month generally expressed satisfaction with the number of attendees and the atmosphere of the show overall. The rescheduled event was held December 12 to 14 inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center as the rest of the city was launching into its unique brand of holiday revelry. Most visitors who arrived to attend a packed schedule of seminars and panel discussions dealing with pervasive new threats to security and airspace/airport access were not disappointed.
In spite of the convention’s smaller size and a somewhat subdued mood, the business of business aviation was hard to temper as airframe makers showed off their latest airplanes, manufacturers unveiled a slew of products and buyers showed up with cash in hand to put down deposits for new airplanes.
